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\setup.exe $params -waitįor SQL 2016, I’m experimenting with SQL 2016 Enterprise Evaluation, and this worked as well: #Set-Location to where your SQL Setup.exe is located, then run: $params = /FEATURES=SQL /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /QS /HIDECONSOLE /INDICATEPROGRESS="True" /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms /SQLSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="builtin\administrators". #Set-Location to where your SQL Setup.exe is located, then run:
#Install sql server 2014 express install#
The results of a successful or failed install can be found in the folder: “$env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft SQL Server\#\Setup Bootstrap”, where # is 120 for SQL 2014, 130 for SQL 2016.The line of PowerShell code below that defines $params has no carriage returns between the single quotes.Local Windows administrators will have SQL access by default.This creates a default instance of SQL, change MSSQLSERVER to your desired instance name.This creates a default instance of SQL, change MSSQLSERVER to your desired instance name. Changes will be required if using a different distribution. Changes will be required if using a different distribution. For SQL 2014 Take note that: This is installing SQL Express, a /FEATURES parameter was not required. This is installing SQL Express, a /FEATURES parameter was not required.You will need to download the SQL installer iso or files and mount or extract them, and locate the setup.exe. While the documentation on SQL Books online for command line installs is extensive, the examples there are limited, and the troubleshooting steps are not described clearly. This may be useful for some folks out there.